A lifelong resident of Cheboygan, Marie was born Sept. 6, 1960 in Ashland, Ohio, the daughter of Edward and Donna (Donovan) LaCross. She was a 1978 graduate of Cheboygan High School, and on July 6, 1991 in Cheboygan, she married Thomas Pellenz.

Marie loved having sing-along’s with her family while her father, brother and uncle played guitars, spending time with her grandchildren, teaching her granddaughter “Kitty in a Basket,” and camping with her grandsons. She also enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening, making jewelry, spending quality time with her many friends and riding on the motorcycle with her husband.

Surviving are her husband, Tom; a son, Ryan (Lauren) LaCross of Lowell, Mich.; two daughters, Melissa Pellenz of Cheboygan and Rachel (Aaron) Reahm of San Diego, Calif.; her parents, Edward and Donna LaCross of Cheboygan; a brother, Jeff (Gayle) LaCross of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Debbie (Allen) Tomlinson of Cheboygan; and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

The funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 16 at 11 a.m., with the family greeting friends beginning at 10 a.m., at St. Mary/St. Charles Catholic Church. Rev. Paul Megge will officiate; burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the spring.